Pan-lifter.



Patented Aug. I |899.

D. F. MARSH.

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DORA FRANCS MARSH, OF NVVPORT, KENTUCKY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part ofV Iietters PatentcNo. 629,799, dated August 1, 1899.

Application inea nach 1'?, i898.

Beit known that I, DORA FRANCES MARSH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and usefull Pan-Lifter, of which thefollowing is a specilication. Y l

The invention relates to improvements in pan-lifters.

The object of the present invention is to iinprove the construction of pan-lifters and to provide a simple, strong, and efficient device adapted to enable hot-pans to be readily lifted Vfrom a stove without liability of the hands of the operator coming in Contact with a heated surface.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a pan-lifter designed especially for handling ash-pans and Aadapted to furnish a temporary cover for the same and prevent tbe dust fromescaping from a pan.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device adapted to clamp a pan rmly, so that the latter will not leave the device when dum ping theashes into a-barrel'or other receptacle.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pan-lifter constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a pan. Fig. 2 is a similar View, the devicebeing detached. vliig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, the parts being arranged as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the hooks. Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the clips.

Like numerals of reference designate correspondin g parts in all the figures of the drawings. l

1 1 designate a pair of parallel clamps, each constructed of a piece of resilient metal and composed of upper and lower sides, connected at the outer end of the clamp by a circular spring-bend 2, which forms a convenient handle adapted to'be readily grasped; by the operator. The lower arms, which are straight and horizontal, are connected by a trans.-

versely-disposed pan-supporting portion or serial no. 674,238. on man.:

plate 8', which is adapted'to extendl beneath the bottom of a pan' 4 and support the same, and the said plate 3 may be composed of extensible sections slidingly connected with each other and'adapted to enable the device `separate the sides and elevate the jaw, so that it will be in position for clamping the upperV edge of a pan, and it is retained in 'engagement with the same byasliding ring '7, preferably rectangular to conformto the configuration of the sides of the clamp and adapted to be moved toward the jaw for causing the latter to engage Vthe pan firmly.

The device is adjustable to` suit-.pans of diierent sizes, the -jaw's being brought morev or less closer tothe supporting-plate by the sliding ringer loopto correspond to the height of the sides'ot1 the pan. The spring-bends serve to elevate the upper sides of the clamps, and inorderto assist the bends and prevent the same from losing their resiliency coiled springs S are employed and are interposed between the upper and lower sides of the clamps. The coiled springs 8 are supported on pins 9, secured at their lower ends to the lower sides of the clamps and extending through perforations of the upper sides of the same. y

The pan-lifter is provided with a hinged cover 10, adapted to serve as a temporary cover for a pan and provided with eyes or openings 11 which are linked into open eyes or hooks12, arranged at the tops of the jaws of the clamps and detachably connecting .the cover to the same. The cover, which may be provided with adjustable sectionsto correspond with the sections :of lthe supportingplate, has a depending ange atits outer edge in order to cover a pan more eiectually;

robeV varied in width to suit pans of different VSo IOO

The shank of the hook or open eye is provided at opposite sides with arms l2, which engage the side edges of lthe jaw and are bent against the inner face of the same. The arms are located at the top of the jaw, and the lower end of the shank is secured by a clip 13, embracing the jaw and having a central offset or bend to receive -the shank.

The invention has the following advantages: The p an -'lifter, which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, forms an effective device for carrying hot pans, and it is especially adapted for 'handling ash-pans, as it provides a temporary cover for the same, so that dust will not escapev from a pan while carrying the same. The device is also adapted to grip a pan firmly, and in dumping ashes into a barrel or other receptacle it does not release the pan.' By providing a pair of clamps a pan or similar receptacle may be carried without liability of spilling any of its contents, and a steady support for a pan is provided.l

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the spiritor sacricing any of the advantages of this invention.

Vhat I claim is- I. A device of theplass described comprising a clamp provided at its bottom with a pansupporting portion and havingahook extending downward from its upper portion to engage the upper edge of'a pan, a reversely-disposed hook mounted on the upper portion of the clamp and forming an eye, and a cover detachably hinged to the eye and adapted to form a lid for the vessel arranged on the pansupporting portion, and capable of being applied to different pans, substantially as de' scribed.

2. In a pan-lifter, the combination of a pair of clam ps having upper and lower jaws, a pansupporting portion connecting the lower jaws of the clamps, a cover supported at different points by the clamps, and means for detachably hinging the cover to the upper jaws of the said clamp, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising a pair of clamps having a lower pan-re- 'ceivin g portion and provided with upper jaws,

arranged to engage the upper edge of a pan,

the hooks extending in the opposite direction from the jaws, and a coversupported at different points by the clamps and detachably hinged to the same by the said hooks and adapted to form a lid fordifferent pans, sub-` stantially as described. j

4. A pan-lifter comprising clamps having a lower pan-supporting portion, and lprovided with upper jaws for engaging the upper edge of.l a pan, and hooks detachably mounted on the jaws, extending rearward and adapted to hinge a cover to the pan-lifter, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described comprising a clamp having a lowerpan-receiving portion and provided with an upperjaw adapted to engage the upperedge of a pan, a hook extending in the opposite direction from thejaw and provided with arms engaging the same, a fastening device securingthe shank of the hook to the clamp, and a cover detachablyengaging the hook and hinged to the clamp by the same, substantially as described.

6. A device of the class described comprising clamps provided with U-shaped jaws for engaging the upper edge of a pan, hooks having shanks and provided with arms engaging the jaws at the tops thereof, and clips einbracing the jaws and the shanks and provided With-bends or ocsets to receive the latter, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afxed my signature in the presence ofv two witnesses.

DORA FRANCES MARSH.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH C. Woon, M. .L BROWN. 

